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Wees, J. L.,
Figure -- Child
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Lion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Paris
Fountain
Sculpture
Culbertson Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wees, J. L., sculptor.
Title:
Culbertson Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1924-1927.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 93 in. x 93 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 40 x 40 ft.
Inscription:
(On base:) GIFT OF/J.J. CULBERTSON/1927 unsigned
Description:
Two-tiered fountain, with a figure of a nude child holding a fish on top tier and a lower tier which is decorated with lion heads.
Subject:
Figure -- Child -- Nude
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Lion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Paris
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Paris, Mayor's Office, P. O. Box 9037, Paris, Texas 75460
Located Plaza, Paris, Texas
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: The Culbertson Fountain/Restored in 1975/City of Paris/American Revolution Bicentennial Commission/of/Texas and Paris/Lamar County/Designed by Architect J.L. Wees.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS TX000459
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000459
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